La vitamina C y algo más: Un premio Nobel poco conocido en Chile

• Zoltán Berger ^[1] ; Alexandra Berger Salinas ^[1] ; György Szánthó Pongrácz ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Chile

     Universidad de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] Corporación Chileno-Húngara de la Cultura
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 143, Nº. 8, 2015, págs. 1065-1069
• Idioma: español
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  • A biographical sketch of Albert Szent-Györgyi
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  • Albert Szent-Györgyi was a Hungarian biochemist and physiologist. He identified the structure and function of vitamin C, naming it as ascorbic acid. His research on cellular respiration and oxidation provided the basis for Krebs’ citric acid cycle. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1937. With his collaborators, he discovered the biochemical basis of muscle contractility, isolating the basic proteins, giving them the name myosin and actin. Later on, he worked on the theory of carcinogenesis, linked to electron movements. He was one of the first researchers to describe the connection between free radicals and cancer. He lived a long, very complete life, defending always his opinion and freedom.